Between Beveridge and Bismarck: Preferences for redistribution through public pensions

IF 1.9 3区 经济学 Q2 DEMOGRAPHY
Friedrich Breyer, Christian Breunig, Mark Kapteina, Guido Schwerdt, Maj-Britt Sterba
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Abstract

We examine preferences for redistribution in Germany’s public pension system as well as notions of fairness of the system, using survey and experimental data from citizens and politicians. Our findings reveal a widespread rejection of strict proportionality between contributions and benefits, with strong support for greater redistribution to low earners. Information on inequalities in life expectancy reduces perceived fairness and increases support for redistribution among voters and politically moderate legislators. The study also reveals significant knowledge gaps about the basic features of the existing pension scheme among citizens. We demonstrate that policy-relevant information influences fairness perceptions.
在贝弗里奇和俾斯麦之间:通过公共养老金进行再分配的偏好
我们使用来自公民和政治家的调查和实验数据,研究了德国公共养老金体系中对再分配的偏好,以及该体系公平性的概念。我们的研究结果表明,人们普遍反对缴纳和福利之间严格的比例关系,并强烈支持向低收入者进行更大的再分配。关于预期寿命不平等的信息降低了人们对公平的看法,并增加了选民和政治上温和的立法者对再分配的支持。该研究还揭示了公民对现有养老金计划基本特征的重大认识差距。我们证明了政策相关信息影响公平感知。
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来源期刊
CiteScore
4.10
自引率
4.50%
发文量
46
审稿时长
49 days
期刊介绍: The Journal of the Economics of Ageing (JEoA) is an international academic journal that publishes original theoretical and empirical research dealing with the interaction between demographic change and the economy. JEoA encompasses both microeconomic and macroeconomic perspectives and offers a platform for the discussion of topics including labour, health, and family economics, social security, income distribution, social mobility, immigration, productivity, structural change, economic growth and development. JEoA also solicits papers that have a policy focus.
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